Improvement in cotton-bale ties



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AARON J. N-ELLI$, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN COTTON-BALE TIES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 149,949, dated April2l,1874 application filed August 16, 1873.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, AARON J.-NELLIs, of Pittsburg, in the county ofAllegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Cotton-Bale Tie;

and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing,forming a part of this specification, in which-- Figure 1 is aperspective view of my improved cotton-tie, and Fig. 2 is a series ofblanks prior to being cut apart. My invention relates to an improvementin open-slotted tie-buckles; and it consists in forming them with anexcess of metal at the rear or closed end of the tie-slots, for thepursuch blanks being out from the bar inparallel but diagonal lines.After the blanks are out, the slots 0, a are formed in them, the innersides of which are parallel to the ends 12 of the blank 0. On thebearing-side a, the slots are cut so as to stand directly at rightangles with the sides d. The length of this straight or hearing side ofeach slot is equal to the width of the band which extends around thecottonbale. or shoulder, e, is formed near the mouth of each slot. Theinner or closed end of the slot is, by this means, bounded by a greaterwidth of metal. This serves to increase the strength of the tie, as thestrain is all at that point.

The method in which blanks c are cut from the bar is as follows: The baris pushed under a diagonal cutter, and the ends sheared off.

Then it is turned over and pushed forward the length of the tie, and ablank is cut off. This operation is repeated, turning the bar each timeso as to bring the side which is to be cut parallel to the last-cutside. In this way the blanks are all formed alike, with mechanicalaccuracy.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The tie-buckle 0, having the slots at a, the bearing-sides a of theslots being at an angle to the ends b b of the buckle, to form an excessor increased Width of metal at the inner or closed ends of the slots,substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I, the said AARON J. NELLIs, have hereunto set myhand.

. AARON J. NELLIS.

Witnesses:

FREDERICK STANDIsH, T. B. KERR.

By cutting this side in this way, a stop

